The fastest 400 m joggling with three objects by a male is 56.23 sec and was achieved by David Ferman (USA) at the Bolles High School track in Jacksonville, Florida, USA, on 4 May 2011.

The most slot machines running the same game simultaneously was 1,610, achieved by Bally Technologies (USA) at Mohegan Sun Montville, Connecticut, USA, on 27 April 2013.

The largest functional Rube Goldberg machine consisted of 300 different steps and was made by the Purdue Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE) Rube Goldberg Team (all USA). It was activated at the National Rube Goldberg Machine Competition at Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana, USA, on 31 March 2012. The machine was presented at the National Rube Goldberg Machine Competition. As per the rules of the competition the machine ran in under 2 minutes (1 min 56 sec). Its objective was to blow up and pop Continue reading →

The largest rubber band ball weighs 4,097 kg (9,032 lb), was made by Joel Waul (USA) and was measured in Lauderhill, Florida, USA, on 13 November 2008. The measurement took place during the celebrations of GWR day 2008. 700,000 rubber bads of all sizes were used for the ball. Joel started making it on April 2004. The ball’s name is ‘Megaton”. It is 6 ft 7 in high and it has 25 ft 4 in in diameter.

The largest raft of canoes and kayaks consisted of 1,902 boats and was achieved at the event “One Square Mile of Hope”. The event was sponsored by the Central Adirondack Paddlers Society (CAPS, USA) and took place on Fourth Lake in Inlet, New York, USA, on 24 September 2011. The event raised funds for Susan G. Komen, a grassroot organization raising money for the research and awareness of the prevention of breast cancer.

The most boiled eggs to be peeled and eaten in a minute is 6, achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA), at the offices of the Songs of the Soul, in New York, New York, USA, on 23 March 2012. Each egg was weighed and was more than 58g. All eggs were peeled and consumed within one minute.

The largest speed mixer event consisted of 288 participants and was achieved by The Buried Life with Verizon Wireless Careers and The University of South Florida Center for Student Involvement (USA) on the campus of the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, USA, on 25 April 2012. The record attempt was made in association with The Buried Life, a reality documentary series on MTV that chronicled attempting to complete a list of “100 things to do before you die.” Two cast members, Ben Nemtin Continue reading →

The most grapes eaten in three minutes is 186 and was achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA) at the Sri Chinmoy Centre in New York, New York, USA, on 31 May 2011. As required by the guidelines, grapes picked up in groups of two rather than individually were not counted.

The most valuable toy soldier in the world is the first handcrafted 1963 G.I. Joe prototype which was sold on 7 August 2003 by its creator Don Levine to Baltimore businessman Stephen A. Geppi for $200,000 (£124,309) during an auction conducted by Heritage Comics Auctions of Dallas, Texas, USA. Don Levine made the nearly one-foot high figure on his ping pong table 40 years ago. The prototype wears a hand-stitched Sargeant’s uniform and an apparently battle-weary expression. 2004 marks the 40th anniversary of when the Continue reading →

The most valuable baseball card is a rare tobacco card issued by the American Tabacco Company in 1909 and known as T206 Honus Wagner. It was sold in a deal brokered by SCP Auctions of Mission Viejo, California, USA, to an anonymous collector for $2.8million (£1.37 million) and announced on 6 September 2007. This sale occurred only six months after it was sold for a then-record breaking price of $2.35 million (£1.19 million). John Peter ‘Honus’ Wagner (USA) was a Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Pirates Continue reading →